Know About Your City: Lancaster, a traditional county town of Lancashire in North West England lying along the course of the River Lune with a number of other towns. Lancaster Castle that stands on the site of a Roman garrison is well-known as the site of the infamous Pendle witch trials and it was said that the court based in the castle sentenced more people to be hanged than any other in the country outside of London got the nickname 'Hanging Town'. In recent years Information Technology and Communications companies are investing in the city and it was also home to the European headquarters of Reebok which are in the process of relocating their Lancaster operation to locations in Bolton and Stockport.